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with the effort to implement president obama's landmark health care law." that's the quote from the article. the article goes on. it says, "over the past three months, sebelius has made multiple phone calls to health industry executives, to community organizations, and to church groups and has asked that they contribute whatever they can to nonprofit groups that are working to enroll uninsured americans and increase awareness of the law." madam president, these are very serious allegations against the secretary of health and human services. the president's health care law is a disaster that threatens americans' jobs, it threatens americans' paychecks and it threatens americans' care. instead of facing the reality, though, secretary sebelius has called on the exact same companies that she regulates -- the companies that she regulates -- and she's called on them to make financial donations to organizations that are trying to make this awful law look better than it is. well, the sebelius shakedown is outrageous. she is the secretary of health and human service
with the effort to implement president obama's landmark health care law." that's the quote from the article. the article goes on. it says, "over the past three months, sebelius has made multiple phone calls to health industry executives, to community organizations, and to church groups and has asked that they contribute whatever they can to nonprofit groups that are working to enroll uninsured americans and increase awareness of the law." madam president, these are very serious...
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obama requested to publicize the new law and get people enrolled in health care plan besides by the government -- sub diesed by the government. it talks about ms. phillipic, she worked on the 2008 campaign, deputy director of the democratic national committee, worked in obama white house as deputy for public engagement, she said her time is not political. in her work for enroll america. she says we're thrilled to be working with the secretary sebelius and have to have her support. several executives to received these calls for money said they were up comfortable for the discussions because the federal government has the power to approve or reject the health plans they want to sell on insurance markets run by federal officials in 30 states. mr. secretary, secretary sebelius is fundraising for and coordinating with private entities helping to implement the health care law may be illegal. should cease immediately, and should be fully investigated by congress. later this week i'll be signing a letter with my colleagues to the government accountability office asking them to examine the issue. we'll
obama requested to publicize the new law and get people enrolled in health care plan besides by the government -- sub diesed by the government. it talks about ms. phillipic, she worked on the 2008 campaign, deputy director of the democratic national committee, worked in obama white house as deputy for public engagement, she said her time is not political. in her work for enroll america. she says we're thrilled to be working with the secretary sebelius and have to have her support. several...
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gina has received support from business health officials environmental organizations and scientists. she is a woman most worthy of a promotion. following the nomination heang in thisommtee gina responded to more than 1000 questions that were submitted to her by republicans which is unprecedented. she did it in the full spirit of bipartisanship and respect. now i hope they respect her. the time has come for this committee to vote on this highly qualified nominee and to move through the nomination to the full senate. this meeting has been delayed for four weeks and now we must move forward and we are going to do that and i'm most grateful for that. today's vote will bring epa one step closer to getting the leadership it needs to accomplish its mission and a commonsense bipartisan way and i would like to call on senator vitter for his opening statement and again as soo we will then vote. it looks like senator lautenberg and senator gillibrand are joining us. we are absolutely thrilled to have them here. >> thank you madam chairman. i am very happy to be here particularly because we are
gina has received support from business health officials environmental organizations and scientists. she is a woman most worthy of a promotion. following the nomination heang in thisommtee gina responded to more than 1000 questions that were submitted to her by republicans which is unprecedented. she did it in the full spirit of bipartisanship and respect. now i hope they respect her. the time has come for this committee to vote on this highly qualified nominee and to move through the...
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the senate health, education, labor and pensions committee is only a confirmation vote on president obama's pick for labor secretary, tom perez. is currently the justice department assistant attorney general for several rights. is been criticized by republican lawmakers for his role in the supreme court ruling on civil rights law. iowa democrat tom harkin chairs the hearing. tennessee's lamar alexander is the top republican. we expect this to get underway in just a moment. live coverage here on c-span2. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] >> once again live on capitol hill as we await the start of the senate confirmation hearing and votes on president obama's pick for labor secretary, tom perez. right now holding the position in the justice department as the assistant attorney general for civil rights. we expect this to start in just a moment. very quickly, the u.s. house will be gaveling in this morning at kennedy. business will get underway at noon eastern. members will take a vote to fully repeal the nation's health care law. this would be the 37th attempt to repeal obama
the senate health, education, labor and pensions committee is only a confirmation vote on president obama's pick for labor secretary, tom perez. is currently the justice department assistant attorney general for several rights. is been criticized by republican lawmakers for his role in the supreme court ruling on civil rights law. iowa democrat tom harkin chairs the hearing. tennessee's lamar alexander is the top republican. we expect this to get underway in just a moment. live coverage here on...
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yes, they're opposed to president obama's policies, very frustrated and angry at the bailout, bailout, and frustrated -- the straw that broke the camel's back was health care reform but their opposition wasn't based pop at the fact because the president was black, because they disagreed with that policy and believed it wasn't a constitutional exercise of power. so, i think the problem is, one of the reasons whyn't i wanted to write this book, we have been avoiding talking about the substance of the tea party. eve e every other tea party book avoids that 300 potential gorilla in the room. i want to talk about the constitutional prims that the tea partyers care so much about and distracting based on race we avoid that more difficult conversation. >> host: let's take some calls for you. jocelyn in long island. you're on. good afternoon. are you there? >> caller: yes, i'm sorry, hello. first of all, want thank you for the programming this afternoon. i'm a regular listener or booktv and american history tv and i enjoy it. i want to talk about the tea party. i know you have spoken about the
yes, they're opposed to president obama's policies, very frustrated and angry at the bailout, bailout, and frustrated -- the straw that broke the camel's back was health care reform but their opposition wasn't based pop at the fact because the president was black, because they disagreed with that policy and believed it wasn't a constitutional exercise of power. so, i think the problem is, one of the reasons whyn't i wanted to write this book, we have been avoiding talking about the substance of...
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she has received support from business health officials, environmental organizations and scientists. she is a woman most worthy of promotion. following her nomination hearing in this committee, she responded to more than a thousand questions that were submitted to her by the republicans, which is unprecedented. she did it in the full spirit of bipartisanship and respect. now i hope we can respect her. the time has come for this committee to vote on this highly qualified nominee and to move gina's nomination to the full senate to begin at the meeting has been delayed for four weeks and now we must move forward and looks as if we are going to do that. so i am most grateful for that. we will bring the epa one step closer getting what it means to accomplish the mission in a common sense bipartisan way. and i would like to call on the senator for his opening statement and again, as soon as we can we will then vote. it looks like senator lautenberg and senator guilherme and are joining us and we are absolutely thrilled to have them here. >> great. thank you madam chairman. i am very happy
she has received support from business health officials, environmental organizations and scientists. she is a woman most worthy of promotion. following her nomination hearing in this committee, she responded to more than a thousand questions that were submitted to her by the republicans, which is unprecedented. she did it in the full spirit of bipartisanship and respect. now i hope we can respect her. the time has come for this committee to vote on this highly qualified nominee and to move...
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the most significant change in health care delivery system since medicare. those many, many years ago. -- it ensures access to quality, affordable health care for every american. republicans would erase these gains and force millions of american families to r rely on expensive emergency room care or go without care at all. fortunately, the republicans' latest exercise in insanity, as described by albert einstein -- that is, their latest repeal effort -- is doomed to fail like the previous 36. mr. mcconnell: mr. president? the presiding officer: the republican leader. mr. mcconnell: it seems like with each passing hour the facts get more and more inconvenient for senior folks over at the i.r.s. yesterday it was reported that the agency may have gone after a ministry founded by billy graham. we also learned that the very same i.r.s. office that admitted to harassing conservative groups also released nine spending applications for tax-exempt status to the liberal group propublica. how did we find out? propublica revealed it. basically all we've gotten from the
the most significant change in health care delivery system since medicare. those many, many years ago. -- it ensures access to quality, affordable health care for every american. republicans would erase these gains and force millions of american families to r rely on expensive emergency room care or go without care at all. fortunately, the republicans' latest exercise in insanity, as described by albert einstein -- that is, their latest repeal effort -- is doomed to fail like the previous 36....
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warehouse to public setting up another vote on repealing the health care law 2010? >> they've really got assessment from the most cnrvative house. obviously, president obama has been reelected if this is his lot and he will not allow repeals to get past his desk. that doesn't mean house republicans don't pick a statement to make it clear to the public to continue to fight this law. >> host: how many times have house republicans try to repeal the law? >> guest: this'll be the 37th 02 repeal a portion of the law. most of them in the last three years, but this'll be the 30 time they've attempted full repeal of the law. >> host: what a republican thing about the health care law they say hurt the economy? >> guest: you know, a lot of things will go into effect early next year on employers to provide coverage or pay penalties and we are to insurance announced this summer or next year. there will likely be increases in rates. they say that's going to hurt the public and that's why they want to continue to put attention on the loss. >> host: you mention all the other times,
warehouse to public setting up another vote on repealing the health care law 2010? >> they've really got assessment from the most cnrvative house. obviously, president obama has been reelected if this is his lot and he will not allow repeals to get past his desk. that doesn't mean house republicans don't pick a statement to make it clear to the public to continue to fight this law. >> host: how many times have house republicans try to repeal the law? >> guest: this'll be the...
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. >> a house foreign affairs subcommittee on africa's global health is examining u.s. efforts to combat malaria worldwide. you can see that hearing starting at 10 a.m. eastern today on our companion network c-span3. >> president obama met with defense secretary chuck hagel and joint chiefs chairman general martin dempsey thursday, calling on them to leave no stone unturned in the effort to stop sex assaults in the military. this is 10 minutes. >> i appreciate all of you coming in just for a second. we have gathered here all the top people in not just our military but our entire national security operation. and i want to start off by thanking all the people sitting around this table and in this room for the extraordinary service that they've rendered this country. and i want to also remind everybody that we have folks active in theater right now, men and women in uniform, who are making heroic sacrifices on behalf of our security. and our thoughts and prayers are with them and their families because they are dealing with a whole lot to make sure that we are safe. we hav
. >> a house foreign affairs subcommittee on africa's global health is examining u.s. efforts to combat malaria worldwide. you can see that hearing starting at 10 a.m. eastern today on our companion network c-span3. >> president obama met with defense secretary chuck hagel and joint chiefs chairman general martin dempsey thursday, calling on them to leave no stone unturned in the effort to stop sex assaults in the military. this is 10 minutes. >> i appreciate all of you coming...
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will also be administering parts of the health care law. the i.r.s.'s power will grow as they become responsible for determining whether americans have satisfied the government mandate to have health insurance and whether the government will pay for part of that coverage through refundable tax credits. as noted by the national taxpayer advocate nina olson, obamacare is, and i quote, the most extensive social benefit program the i.r.s. has been asked to implement in recent history, end quote. and, mr. president, as i previously mentioned, this isn't the only obamacare-related scandal that's come to light this week. over the weekend, "the washington post" reported that secretary of health and human services kathleen sebelius has been soliciting donations from health care executives to fund left-leaning organizations that are trying to work hand in hand with h.h.s. to enroll individuals in obamacare exchanges. if these reports are accurate, the actions taken by the secretary represent a serious, serious conflict of interest. companies and organizations sh
will also be administering parts of the health care law. the i.r.s.'s power will grow as they become responsible for determining whether americans have satisfied the government mandate to have health insurance and whether the government will pay for part of that coverage through refundable tax credits. as noted by the national taxpayer advocate nina olson, obamacare is, and i quote, the most extensive social benefit program the i.r.s. has been asked to implement in recent history, end quote....